Interpreting effect sizes when controlling for stability effects in longitudinal autoregressive models: Implications for psychological science

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 116-128

  Adachi, Paul ^a   Willoughby, Teena ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autoregressive models; Effect size; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912030463     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2014.963549     Document Type: Article

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